Combined railway-tie and rail-fastening.



T. P. HORGER.

COMBINED RAILWAY TIB AND RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 29, 1912.

1,056,543. Patented Mar. 18, 1913 @M4/Leones THoMAs P. Homan, oFonairennnna, SOUTH cAnoLINA.

COMBINED nAiLwAY-Trn AND RAIL-FASTENING.

Specification of Application ma February .29; 1912. sei-m1 No.

To all whom t may concern.' v

Be it known that I, THOMAS P. HORGER, a citizen of. the United States,"residing at Orangeburg, in thevcoiinty. of Orangeburg, State of SouthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedRailway-Ties and Rail-Fastenings; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such willenable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to 1na'ke and usethe same. I

This invention relates to improvements in combined railway ties and railfastenings.

The rincipal object of the invention is to provide a novel form ofmetallic casing for wooden ties for preventing moisture from contactingwith said tie, and thereby insuring the tie of a much longer life.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sectional casing for thepurpose described which may be readily adjusted to t wooden tiesofvarious widths.

A further object ofv the invention. isto provide a novel form of railchairs for such ties which include rail locking dogs, the

' dogs being held against movement by the chair.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a tie of thecharacter described which is composed of a relatively few number ofparts, is therefore simple in construction and is cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter full)7described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out inthe claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes inthe form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within thescope of the claims may be resorted to witliout departing from thespirit or sacrificing' anpr of the advantages of theinvention.

In'the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie constructed inaccordance withlny invention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sec- Ational viewthrough such a ti'e, Fig. 3 is a Across sectional view therethrough, andF 1g.

4 is a perspective View of one of the chairs.

Like re erence numerals designate corresponding parts-1n all the figuresof the drawing. f

Referring to the drawing, 4 designates arectangular wooden tie, and thistie is in- .closcd by a sectional casing A. This easing Patented Mar.18,1913'. 680,598.

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lcomprises opposed sections 5--5 having lon gitudinal-wa1ls 6'-6,pverlapping tops 7-7 g and overlapping ends 8 8. The loverlapping tops7'- and ends 8 are secured to the tie by means of nails 9 or othersuitable fastening means. The walls 6 and ends 8 of -the casing projectbelow the tie 4 to form a hollow base 1,0. This hollow base is filledAwith lastic material 11 `such as cement or `the li e, and alongitudinally disposed tie rod 12 is embedded in the composition, andhas itsends extending outwardly through openings formed in theoverlapping ends 8 of the casing, the extreme ends 13-13 of the tie rodbeing bent at right angles to lrevent any outwardmovement of the en s 8of the casing. A transversely disposed tie rod 14 is also embedded inthe plastic n1aterial. and -the ends thereof project through suitableopenings formed in the side walls (3 of the casing, the extreme ends15-15 thereof being bent'at right angles to prevent any outward lateralmovement of said side walls. Formed in the tie 4 adjacent either endthereof is a transverse opening 16, which registers with openings 17-17formed in the side walls 6 of the casing.

My invention further comprises a air of rail chairs B. Each chair isforme from metal, and comprises-a base "18 which. is

transversely disposed upon t-he top of the tie, and'depending legs19'-19v whichl embrace the side walls 6 of the said tie.- The 'outerlongitudinalledge of the base 18 is upwardly bent, as at 20, and thenceinportions `each centrally formed with van openingl 27 adapted toreceive one end 25 of the bolt 24, The upper end'of each dog is formedwith an outwardly directed hook 28 for engagement lwith the .inner baseflange of the rail. The outer longitudinal edge of each dog bears flushagainst the flange 22 of .the chair, and as a result, all tendency ofthe dog. to' swing upon the bolt will byelprevented. Nuts '29: areaociatd Rail clamping dogs. 2G formed from flat metal have their bodywith the threaded end.`I otthe holt. 2st.A and these nuts are adapted tobe engaged by the tlanges 2! in such a niaiiiiei as to prevent the sainefrom becoming accidentally iinseie'ived. lt is to be observed in thiseonnectioii that the flanges :22 are ot' a width slightly greater thanthe Width of the. hooks 26, so that the nuts'29 are screwed home. theresiliency of the flange 2;) will be sufficient' to permit ot' the mitsbeing turned.

When it desired toreinove a rail, the nuts Q9 and the dogs 2 6 can beeasily removed as will be readily understood. When it is desired toremove a tie, it is only necessary to first remove the nuts 29.then thedogs 26, then the bolt` 24, and lastly, the chair B.

'It will 'thus he observed that one of these ties can be readilyWithdrawn from under the rail lwithout disturbing any ot' the otherties.

What is claimed is:

l. ln eoi'nbination With a tie having transversely disposed openingsformed adjacent either end thereof, ot bolts disposed iyithin eachopenil'ig and having its ends projecting beyond the tie, of a rail chairtransversely disposed upon each end of the tie and liaring engagemei'itwith the ends of u respeta tive bolt. each chair including atransversely disposed rail engaging flange, and rail engaging hookscarried by the outer ends ot' the bolt.

2. In eoinlfiination with a tie liavingtransversely disposed openingsformed adpieent E either end thereof.y otl bolts disposed within inglegs. the latter embracing the side walls of the tie andy perforated toreceive the outer ends ot a respeetve bolt. a rail engaging tlangeprojecting longitudinally from one edge ot' theI base of said chair, andrail engaging lioolt's` carried by the outer ends of the bolt.

Il. ln combination with a tie having from one edge of the base of saidchair, a

laterally directed longitudinal flange extending along the outer edge ofeach leg of said chair`A rail engaging hooks engageablc with the ends ofa respective bolt and bearing against the last mentioned flanges of thechair to prevent swinging movements of said books.

l. ln a rail fastening device, a rail chair adapted to be secured to atie and including a transversely disposed rail-engaging flange, and railengaging hooks carried by the chair and adapted t'or engagement. Wit thebase [lange of the rail opposite the flange of the rhail.

ln testimony whereof, I atlix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS I. HORGER.

W itnesses T. O. S.'Diiinr.n, W. P. BnUNsoN.

